Susan Ellsworth - Concord Player Member

Susan Ellsworth

She and her husband are Corporators of Orchard House, and they live next door in another historic house (Laurie's?). As a middle school teacher, she has taught many students who have loved Little Women. Among her roles for the Concord Players are many favorites with Dorothy Schecter: Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest, Mrs. Harford in A Touch of the Poet, Hyppolyta in A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town.

Importance of being Earnest

She enjoyed the challenge of playing multiple roles of Mrs. Sparall and Mary Shokee in Hard Times. Her all time favorite role was that of Helen in And a Nightingale Sang. Susan has also performed with the Wellesley Players, Vokes Players and for T.V. Channel 38. She is a sixth grade English teacher in Lexington.

Concord Player Productions
Date	Production	Role
2002	Little Women	Marmee
2000	Our Town	Mrs. Gibbs
1997	Stepping Out	Andy
1995	A Midsummer Nights Dream	Hippolyta
1991	Lysistrata	Lysistrata
1990	Hard Times	Mrs Sparsit / Mary Stokes
1989	See How They Run	Penelope Toop
1988	Equus	Hester Salomom
1987	And a Nightingale Sang	Helen Stott
1986	The Crucible	Props
1985	6 Rms Riv Vu	Janet Friedman
1983	A Touch of the Poet	Mrs. Henry Harford
1981	Guys and Dolls	Hot Box Girl
1980	Picnic	producer
1979	Learned Ladies	Armande
1978	Auntie Mame	assist stage mgr
1978	Rashomon	The Medium
1978	The Pajama Game	Brenda
1977	The Importance of Being Earnest	Gwendolen Fairfax